Select one item and post under the "discussion" tab. Please indicate the number of your choice. 1. List Durkheim’s functions of deviance.From his point of view, can society ever be free from deviance?Explain why or why not. 2. An old saying is that “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but names can never hurt me.”Explain why advocates of labeling theory disagree with this statement. 3. One study found that one in three black men between the ages of twenty and twenty-nine is in jail, on probation, or on parole (Mauer, 2000).Using the information from this unit, identify and explain what factors may explain this pattern.
1. List Durkheim’s functions of deviance. From his point of view, can society ever be free from deviance? Explain why or why not.
2. An old saying is that “Sticks and stones can break my bones, but names can never hurt me.” Explain why advocates of labeling theory disagree with this statement.
3. One study found that one in three black men between the ages of twenty and twenty-nine is in jail, on probation, or on parole (Mauer, 2000). Using the information from this unit, identify and explain what factors may explain this pattern.